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It was a day of protests across India as the bandh called by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to protest against the cancellation of land transfer to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) in Jammu and Kashmir crippled many parts of the country.
The Jammu and Kashmir government may have averted one crisis by revoking the transfer of land to the SASB, but in the process of placating one group, it has antagonised the other group.
In Madhya Pradesh, which turned into the epicenter instead of Jammu ,four people were killed in police firing in Khajrana. Bajrang Dal activists led violent protests in Indore and many were later detained.
As protests continued to heat up, the BJP leading the agitation remained firm on their stand blaming the Congress for the mess.
“The Congress is refusing to give land to Amarnath Shrine Board merely for vote bank politics,” senior BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu said.
And the place where it all started a week ago – Jammu – was not far behind in suffering casualties. Two people were killed and several others were injured in clashes.
